[Letter from Robert S. Stauss to Barbara Jordan, May 25, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from Robert S. Stauss to Barbara Jordan, May 25, 1973]

Letter sent from Chairman Robert S. Strauss to the Honorable Barbara Jordan saying that he thinks Jordan will enjoy "having the enclosed." There is a handwritten note in the upper left corner that reads: "Send thank for picture, show this to Doug."
Date: May 25, 1973
Creator: Stauss, Robert S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester Higgins, Jr. to Marian Ricks, September 14, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from Chester Higgins, Jr. to Marian Ricks, September 14, 1973]

Letter from Chester Higgins, Jr. to Marian Ricks, or Barbara Jordan's office, saying that he hopes "the Congresswoman will be pleased with these photos of her."
Date: September 14, 1973
Creator: Higgins, Chester, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Bud to Barbara Jordan, September 24, 1973] (open access)

[Memorandum from Bud to Barbara Jordan, September 24, 1973]

Memo from Bud to Barbara Jordan explaining that he purchased "3 each of 3 selections" from the photos taken by Chester Higgins, plus copyright permission. He mentions in the second paragraph that they "should get written access...before we allow professional photographers to take your picture. The handwritten note at the bottom says that Congresswoman Jordan has accepted the policy detailed in the second paragraph.
Date: September 24, 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook of Barbara Jordan's Activities, January - May 1973] (open access)

[Scrapbook of Barbara Jordan's Activities, January - May 1973]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings about Barbara Jordan's activities and other issues related to her time in the Texas Senate during 1973.
Date: 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Federal Government and Human Needs (open access)

The Federal Government and Human Needs

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, with a Library of Congress cover page and Lisa Nickerson's name and title (Analyst, History and Public Affairs) typed at the bottom.
Date: October 1, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks by Barbara Jordan at AFL-CIO Convention, October 19, 1973] (open access)

[Remarks by Barbara Jordan at AFL-CIO Convention, October 19, 1973]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at an AFL-CIO Convention. In it, she discusses government aid to those in need, New Deal coalitions with workers, and the threat that the Nixon administration poses to these.
Date: October 19, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quo Vadis Nixon II? (open access)

Quo Vadis Nixon II?

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan for the American Society of Newspapers in Washington, DC, about the implications of Watergate for the Richard Nixon and his presidency.
Date: May 2, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Physician: Two Views (open access)

The Physician: Two Views

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding national health care and the integrity of the profession of physicians as well as the United States government.
Date: September 15, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coalition for Purification (open access)

Coalition for Purification

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Convention, about social welfare programs.
Date: October 19, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks by Representative Barbara Jordan (D-Tex) on the Floor of the House on April 18, 1973 on the Constitutional Crisis (open access)

Remarks by Representative Barbara Jordan (D-Tex) on the Floor of the House on April 18, 1973 on the Constitutional Crisis

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the House of Representatives about the Constitutional crisis surrounding election of a Democratic Congress with a Republican President.
Date: April 18, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quo Vadis: Decision? (open access)

Quo Vadis: Decision?

Handwritten draft of a text by Barbara Jordan regarding politics, Congressional responsibilities, and contemporary issues. This was delivered as speech at the 1973 commencement of Delaware State College.
Date: May 13, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Barbara Jordan at the Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet, November 10, 1973] (open access)

[Remarks of Barbara Jordan at the Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet, November 10, 1973]

Handwritten text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan the Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet. She discusses the accomplishments and vision of Lyndon B. Johnson.
Date: November 10, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks Given at the Washington Press Club January 9, 1973 (open access)

Remarks Given at the Washington Press Club January 9, 1973

Transcript of remarks given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Washington Press Club, in answer to the question "Tell us, what happened when Connally and his People reached the Jordan?"
Date: January 9, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Night the Lights went out in America (open access)

The Night the Lights went out in America

Handwritten Text by Barbara Jordan discussing an energy crisis, pollution, and problems with Congress. This is a photocopy of the original.
Date: April 16, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks Given at the Washington Press Club January 9, 1973 (open access)

Remarks Given at the Washington Press Club January 9, 1973

Transcript of remarks given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Washington Press Club, in answer to the question "Tell us, what happened when Connally and his People reached the Jordan?"
Date: January 9, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan on H.R. 6168 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan on H.R. 6168

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan about H.R. 6168, and the importance of setting up an inflation control program.
Date: April 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life's Moral Possibilities: Commencement Address to Baylor College of Medicine (open access)

Life's Moral Possibilities: Commencement Address to Baylor College of Medicine

Text for a commencement address given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Included is a Library of Congress Congressional Research Service cover page, with Charles H. Whittier's name and title (Analyst, History and Public Affairs, Government and General Research Division) listed at the bottom of the page.
Date: August 29, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C. & Whittier, Charles H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks by Barbara Jordan at AFL-CIO Convention, October 19, 1973] (open access)

[Remarks by Barbara Jordan at AFL-CIO Convention, October 19, 1973]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at an AFL-CIO Convention. In it, she discusses government aid to those in need, New Deal coalitions with workers, and the threat that the Nixon administration poses to these.
Date: October 19, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks Given at the Woman's National Democratic Club April 16, 1973 (open access)

Remarks Given at the Woman's National Democratic Club April 16, 1973

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Woman's National Democratic Club about America's current struggles in the areas of energy, pollution, water, air, social services, and constitutional crisis.
Date: April 16, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Edward Murray to Barbara Jordan, May 14, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from J. Edward Murray to Barbara Jordan, May 14, 1973]

Letter from J. Edward Murray to Barbara Jordan complementing her on her Quo Vadis Nixon panel discussion in front of the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
Date: May 14, 1973
Creator: Murray, J. Edward
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, July 1973 - April 1975] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, July 1973 - April 1975]

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Date: [1973..1975]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091) Norfolk, Virginia -- June 30, 1973 (open access)

Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091) Norfolk, Virginia -- June 30, 1973

Text of Barbara Jordan's speech at the commissioning of a destroyer named after Dorie Miller.
Date: June 30, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, May - October, 1973] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, May - October, 1973]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to Senator Barbara Jordan.
Date: 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsmen's Privilege (open access)

Newsmen's Privilege

Text in which Barbara Jordan discusses three police questions regarding the privilege of newspaper reports: whether a federal law should be passed to protect the confidentiality of sources, who counts as a reporter, and public reaction to source confidentiality in cases of brutal crimes in small towns.
Date: 1973~
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History